Pen and Sword

Mr. Bush doesn't appear to be worried about the effect the Iraq war will have on his legacy. In fact, he seems downright determined to ...

"Policy is the guiding intelligence and war only the instrument, not vice versa." -- Carl von Clausewitz There ought to be a law o...

I had a great time Monday night talking with Karen Kwiatkowski on National Forum . Karen, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, was one ...

I'll be on the road to the Carolinas today. Don't get eat too much, stay safe if you travel. See you next week. Best, Jeffy

"…Having been in Iraq, you know that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has assisted the militias and others in killing our Americans and ...

To beg from a favorite expression of my grandmother's, I don't know whether to laugh or cry over the latest "good news" fr...

I picked up Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions to re-read over the Veterans' Day weekend. It's one of those books I try to...

In order to regain its status as the respected leader of the world's nations, America must eradicate the neoconservative movement from i...

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" -- Voltaire From the "Irony Is Still Dead" f...

Lieutenant Colonel Colby Vokey recently announced his decision to retire from the U.S. Marines. As a Judge Advocate General officer, Vokey...